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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 8, 2021 at 10:53 a.m.
Thread: Minnesota opening night Roster Prediction
As Russo recently pointed out in an article, it makes some sense for the Wild to keep Rossi to under 10 games played this year. Then his 3 year contract wouldn't start until next year and they wouldn't have to resign him until the summer after the dead cap money ends. Obviously that can change this year if there's injuries or he's just way too good in Iowa. I went to last nights preseason game vs Chicago and my take away was it wouldn't hurt to have him spend a year in Iowa getting used to playing against men and just bigger bodies in general. He had a pretty strong game overall and nearly had a goal but does seem to get pushed around in the center of the ice as he's only 5'9". McCabe gave him a "welcome to the NHL" moment as he entered the zone alone with his head down a bit and was quickly put on his back.

Beckman's had a great camp and can definitely shoot but could also use a year just learning the pro game better. I bet it's Duhaime that gets a 4th line spot with Pitlick being the 13th forward. Duhaime looked like an NHL player already with his speed and size. Beckman, Boldy (hopefully his injury isn't as serious as it looked), Rossi, and Addison can only be helped by spending most of the year in Iowa to get some seasoning.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2021 at 7:38 p.m.
Thread: Why couldnt this have happened
I get the impression that Suter was never going to waive his no move clause as his wife is from MN and they're close to his home near Madison. Guerin possibly could've found a trading partner if he was willing to retain 50% of the salary, but 4 years left is still a long time for an aging defenseman even if he'll most likely be a decent top 4 for the next 2 years. But you'd still need Suter to waive the NMC. Don't forget cap recapture could come in to play if he retired before the end of his contract. The buyouts leave a lot of dead cap but at least Guerin knows exactly what he has to work with now.

The Parise for Ladd trade should've happened last season if it was ever going to happen. After this last year teams could see the writing on the wall that Parise wasn't happy with his situation and there was a chance he could be bought out. Now the Islanders can sign him for cheap for a year or two if they really want to.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2021 at 1:28 a.m.
Thread: Parise or not
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>editor9999</b></div><div>Parise is an interesting player. Especially his time in Minny. After almost 4 quality seasons, he missed the end of the 2015-16 season and the 2016 playoffs due to injury. He didn't have a good 2016-17 season and spend the first half of the 2017-18 season not playing due to injury and again mediocre production. In the 2018-19 season he proved he wasn't washed and had a great season. He did take a step back in the 2015-16 season, but still scored 25 goals. Honestly I wasn't expecting such a drop-off in production. Yes he would be pushed down the depth chart but I still expected him to get something like 15 goals and 32 points if he played all 56 games. His goal scoring rate had been less than 20 goals and even less than 15 goals. Only 7 goals in 45 games. Parise seems to play and is more noticeable in the playoffs.
2021 playoffs: 3 points in 4 games after being scratched in the first 3 including 2 goals
2020 playoffs: 3 apples in 4 games and he could've scored multiple goals
2018 playoffs: 3 goals in 3 games
2017 playoffs: 3 points in 5 games including 2 goals
2015 playoffs: 10 points in 10 games
2014 playoffs: 14 points in 13 games
2013 playoffs: only 1 goal, but it was against the President Trophy Hawks</div></div>

He always comes through in the playoffs. You just have to limit his minutes throughout the season to keep him as fresh as possible. Throw him on the 2nd PP to keep him happy. Then hope you get the good Parise again come playoff time.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2021 at 9:48 p.m.
Thread: Wild 2021-22 prediction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeyman1208</b></div><div>I highly doubt Guerin just opened up 10 million extra in cap space so he could sign Paul Stastny. My guess is Rask will be off the team within a couple of weeks, we will trade for a higher skilled center that will play with Kaprizov and Zuccarelo (Dvorak, Zacha, etc.). Also, I don’t think they break up the FOLIGNO JEEK GREENWAY line, they are far too good together defensively.</div></div>

Yeah I played it pretty safe with my prediction. I'm not a fan of Rask and would be happy to see him moved. Plus that would probably mean we'd see Rossi either at the start of the season or not long after he gets some AHL games under his belt. I hope Ek gets a shot with either Fiala or Kaprizov. I don't think they would've given him that contract if they only saw him as a 3rd line center forever. I can't wait to see what GMBG does next.